Truckers or some other area of transsport that are really the hot spot and the pandemics have been a game changer for video games and have taken upstage 70 over the past year and we have those details. Power lunch starts now thank you, ty the clock is stiticking on what nancy pelosi is the last chance to get a stimulus package now. Ylan democrats are holding a Conference Call right now before she talks to the treasury secretary at 3 p. M he said conversations have been encouraging but there is still a lot of work to be done a few of the issues, testing and its impact on minority community, Child Tax Credit, state and local funding, the census, workers liability and Health Care Providers and thats not even an exhaustive list. Meanwhile, Senate Republicans are balking at all of this majorityleader Mitch Mcconnell said it is heartless for democrats to continue their total blockade unless Speaker Pelosi gets her way. The president has expressed confidence he could bring republicans on boar
2000 registered voters found that nearly half, 47 percent as agreed with the idea that the election is likely to be fair and honest. And that significantly more than half, 51 percent will generally agree on who is the legitimate president of the United States. Conducted october 2. Notes another, 1500 voters found the six percent said they to see an increase in violence as a result of the election. Those figures both up from a june poll when 35 of republicans and 37 democrats expressed the same sentiment. The story goes on to note theres a larger increase in the share of both democrats and republicans who believe there would be either about or a great deal of justification for violence if the party were to lose. They share of republicans be substantial justification for violence if their side loses jump from 15 to 20 in september while the show democrats jump from 60 to 19 in september. Thats why were asking are you concerned about Political Divisions in this country, whether you think
We talked earlier this week to senator chris coons from delaware. Are somewhere joined now with republican senator marsha blackburn. Good morning. Guest good to see you. Talk about what you have been told about how this process will work . The set up of the hearing submit heightened concerns about coronavirus . Two members on your side of the aisle on the Judiciary Committee testing positive . Guest we are going to continue with chairman blunt and Ranking Member amy klobuchar, the rules they put in place when covid started. There is an option for the committee to function in one of three ways. In person, virtual, or a hybrid number which gives individuals and witnesses, members and witnesses, the option of attending the hearing in person or virtually. We have had 125 hybrid hearings in the senate since this took place. 21 have been Judiciary Committee. That is the hybrid model, what we will use for the hearings next week. They begin on monday, they will finish on thursday. We will then
202 7488001. Democrats, 202 7488000. Independents, 202 7488002. That michigang story yesterday, a special line for michigan residents, 202 7488003. That is also the number that you morning. Us a text this if you do, please include your name and where you are from. Otherwise, catch up with us on social media, on twitter cspanwj, and on facebook facebook. Com cspan. Good friday morning to you. More on that Governor Gretchen Whitmer and michigan story. Today storya yesterday about a yougov poll. 7 ,d that nearly half, 40 disagreed with the idea that the election is likely to be fair and honest and significantly more than half, 51 , will not generally agree with on who is a legitimately elected president of the United States. That online poll conducted october 1 through second. It also noted that another found poll of 1500 voters that 56 found they expected the an increased in violence as a result of the election. Those results by yougov published in usa today. A politico, this focusing on
How would you answer that ioquestion . Guest it is a question that we should never really have to ask but the state of the country today is such that it is a relevant question to ask unfortunately and we have seen over the past r six months or so significant violence erupting in cities from coast to coast and in americas heartland so it does raise the question in peoples minds how much of this violence, if any, is related to the political environment and whether it will continue after the election. None of us really have an answer to that but i worry a great deal that for example if President Trump is elected those who are opposed which seem to be, many of those thatt engaged in violet acts will continue their violence but it is difficult to say and its unfortunate that we are in a situation where the question has to be asked. Host what does it say about the state of the country and how do we get here when a september poll that politico cited from you go to a nationwide story found 44